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Moonlight Walk

On Friday 15th September, one of our current residents Alice Wadkin, who is this year’s recipient of the DJCAD Graduate Award Residency, led a moonlight walk and discussion on the time between ‘learning and practice’. Alice’s practice is primarily led by research into a specific site or community and frequently uses conversation and discussion to catalyse a body of work. Since graduating, she has been predominantly thinking about the dissipation of artist support structures after graduating and has been thinking […]

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Events / News 1:26 pm , September 25, 2017 0

Open Call: Nightshift Residencies 2017-18

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Application deadline: 12 noon, 16th October 2017 Dates: Residency I: 20th November – 18th December Residency II: 15th January – 12th February Residency III: 19th February – 19th March Cost: Residency costs are highly subsidised by SSW but artists pay £560 per 4 week residency The SSW Nightshift residency marks the beginning of winter and brings us towards the end of our programming year. At this time we invite artists to reflect upon and make work pertaining to a particular theme. This year […]

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News / Residency Info 2:26 pm , September 14, 2017 0

Artist-led workshop: Centering

Artist-led workshop: Centering by Florence Dwyer, SSW Exchange Artist in Residence Wednesday 27th September 5- 7pm Scottish Sculpture Workshop Ceramics studio An exploration into centring, on the pottery wheel and in person. This will be a making based workshop for all ages and abilities that aims to look at what it means to be centred. Is it when we act out of an inner unity, when our whole selves are present in what we are doing? What does it feel like to be knocked […]

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Events / News 1:28 pm , September 14, 2017 0

Open Call: PhD Artist Residency

SGSAH Paid doctoral artist in residence opportunities at SSW Connect your research skills with external organisations to create impact and make a difference The Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) organises internships and artistic residencies for PhD students to spend up to three months at partner host organisations. As part of the 2017-18 programme SSW will be one of the SGSAH Hosting Partners. Projects can be worked full time, part time or flexibly in blocks. Internships are paid at […]

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News / Residency Info 12:30 pm , September 13, 2017 0

Artist-Led Activity: Exchange Residency with Kelley O’Brien

The third instalment of our Artist-Led Activity: Exchange Residency programme this year took place in August. Over the month, Kelley O’Brien explored the myths and folklore of the Scottish forests, hills and soils, noting where terrain has been worked by human hand and where wilderness has left room for imagination and future mythologies. Kelley then led a workshop with the Lumsden Community on the 16th August. Together, the group made their own pin-hole cameras in order to capture the village. […]

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News / Residencies 11:12 am , September 11, 2017 0

SSW PUBLIC TALK: Dr. George Jaramillo

SSW PUBLIC TALKS  Each year SSW host a series of open talks to accompany our Summer Artist in Residence programme. These talks are set up to bring people together, share food and have vibrant conversations. The 2017 talks are informed by our Frontiers in Retreat project, a five year EU collaboration exploring art and local ecologies. Invited speakers will come from a range of backgrounds with specialised and varied knowledge relating to the landscape in the North East. These talks are free of charge and are followed by simple meal and discussion in […]

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Events / News 11:17 am , August 9, 2017 0

MYTHS a pin-hole camera and story-telling workshop

MYTHS a pin-hole camera and story-telling workshop by Kelley O’Brien, SSW Exchange Artist in Residence Wednesday 16th of August 2pm – 5pm (Then join us for a bowl of soup in the bothy afterwards at 5.30pm) Kelley O’Brien has been on residency at SSW for the past month exploring the myths and folklore of the Scottish forests and hills and how they can relate to our present understanding of our environment. Kelley would love your help in predicting the future […]

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Events / News 3:08 pm , August 7, 2017 0

FRONTIERS IN RETREAT FEATURE ARTIST: SYLVIA GRACE BORDA

Frontiers in Retreat Frontiers in Retreat (FiR) is a five-year collaboration project that fosters multidisciplinary dialogue on ecological questions within a European network involving artist residencies, art and education organisations, artists, experts in various disciplines as well as diverse audiences. The aim of the project is to broaden the understanding of global ecological changes and their local impacts on European natural environments by means of contemporary artistic practices and through a multidisciplinary approach. During the course of FiR, SSW has hosted […]

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FiRPosts / News 6:19 pm , July 19, 2017 0

Artist Led-Exchange Residency

The second of our new series of Artist Led-Exchange Residencies took place recently with artists Roos Dijkhuizen. Over the course of her residency, Roos worked with metal casting and ceramics, taking inspiration from standing stones in the area and Pictish imagery. Roos held a workshop with pupils of the Lumsden Primary School and culminated her time at SSW with a group walk in collaboration with SSW AiR artist Gentian Miekleham. Roos has written the following post about their Artist Led-Exchange Residency: In my practice I […]

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News 9:18 am , July 17, 2017 0

Frontiers in Retreat feature artist: Fernando Garcia-Dory, in collaboration with Open Jar Collective

Frontiers in Retreat Frontiers in Retreat (FiR) is a five-year collaboration project that fosters multidisciplinary dialogue on ecological questions within a European network involving artist residencies, art and education organisations, artists, experts in various disciplines as well as diverse audiences. The aim of the project is to broaden the understanding of global ecological changes and their local impacts on European natural environments by means of contemporary artistic practices and through a multidisciplinary approach. During the course of FiR, SSW has hosted […]

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News 1:49 pm , July 13, 2017 0